India’s IMCL Selects Broadcom… Fish For Solution= System-on-a-Chip

[SatNews] … hundreds of channels of digital content and Digital Video Recording (DVR) onto USB drives, fast channel change acceleration and audio volume leveling…

Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM) announced that IndusInd Media & Communications Ltd (IMCL), a multisystem cable operators in India, selected Broadcom’s integrated system-on-a-chip (SoC) with integrated silicon tuner for new set top boxes (STB) to deliver proven and reliable standard definition (SD) digitized services for India’s emerging cable market.

Broadcom’s devices enable IMCL to offer cost-efficient STBs that provide subscribers with hundreds of channels of digital content and new capabilities such as Digital Video Recording (DVR) onto USB drives, fast channel change acceleration and audio volume leveling as the Indian market migrates to digitized cable services.

“Delivering outstanding entertainment experiences to our subscribers through superior technology continues to be our goal as we transition from analog content delivery to digital,” said Ravi Mansukhani, Managing Director for IMCL. “We selected Broadcom’s devices for our new set top boxes for the cost efficiency of its integrated, high performance solutions, its demonstrated market leadership in cable technologies, and strong support for India’s cable digitization.”

IMCL’s new set top boxes feature Broadcom’s BCM7013 devices, that offer a field proven, high performance DVB-C cable tuner that exceeds the challenging RF and surge requirements for India’s cable networks.  Broadcom has shipped over 100MU of products with silicon tuners, a technology the company pioneered to replace less reliable legacy CAN tuners and to enable manufacturers to develop next-generation, cost-effective and power efficient STBs. By offering a combined hardware and software stack, the BCM7013 SoCs provide a turnkey solution at the right price to support operators transitioning from analog to digital services.

Key Features of the BCM7013

• Complete SD cable interactive receiver and USB DVR SoC solution
• Integrated silicon DVB-C cable tuner and QAM demodulator with exceptional performance and reliability for India’s cable networks
• FastRTV channel change acceleration for faster than analog channel change times
• Audio volume leveling for constant audio levels across channels and commercials
• Advanced security engine certified by all major CAS providers offers a range of security options with one common platform
• USB DVR for recording and pausing live DTV programming
• Turnkey DVB-C application, guide and user interface for easy customizations and faster time to market